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Great Expectations

Bookcases Series 2
Episode 2 of 4

Ailing Victorian publishers Spavin and Spavin hope Charles Dickens can save them. Stars Michael Cochrane. From January 2001.

Primus plans to save Spavin and Spavin from bankruptcy by becoming the new publisher for Charles Dickens.

Cordelia has a surprise for Gerald.

Starring Michael Cochrane and Maggie Steed.

Martyn Wade鈥檚 sitcom set in a Victorian publishing house.

Primus 鈥︹�� Michael Cochrane
Cordelia 鈥︹�� Maggie Steed
Gerald 鈥︹�� David Horovitch
Edith 鈥︹�� Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs Quirk 鈥︹�� Joan Sims
Simeon 鈥︹�� Charles Simpson
Prince Albert 鈥︹�� Ioan Meredith
John 鈥︹�� Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Beeton 鈥︹�� Rachel Atkins
Lizzie Siddal 鈥︹�� Becky Hindley
Forster 鈥︹�� Gerard McDermott

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in January 2001.

30 minutes

Last on

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